*dungz

Runic: ᛞᚢᚾᚷᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈduŋɡz/

noun · masculine · consonant stem

Meanings

cellar

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéngʰ-s ~ *dʰn̥gʰ-és, from *dʰengʰ- (‘to cover, hide, conceal’) + *-s (forms feminine mobile-accented root nouns from roots). Related to *dungōną (‘to cover; to pour over; to pile up’) and possibly *dungō (‘earth, dirt; dung, manure’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.dungzdungiz
Acc.dungųdungunz
Gen.dungizdungǫ̂
Dat.dungidungumaz
Inst.dungēdungumiz
Voc.dungdungiz

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Descendants

  • *dung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dung, dinġ (Old English)
      • donge, dung, dunge (Middle English)
  • *dung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tung, tunc (Old High German)
      • tunc (Middle High German)
        • Tunk (German)
  • *dung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dung (Old Saxon)
      • dunk, dunc (Middle Low German)

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